Title: install.php hanging
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# install.php hanging

 *  [alanm123](https://wordpress.org/support/users/alanm123/)
 * (@alanm123)
 * [15 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installphp-hanging/)
 * I’m in the process of installing WP on my home machine. (I have Windows XP Professional,
   IIS v5.1, PHP installed and working, latest MySql installed.)
 * Per the installation instructions, I have:
    – created a database – created a 
   user with ALL privileges to that database – copied all WP files to the root of
   my localhost/testsite – edited wp-config.php file (database/user information,
   keys)
 * Next step says run localhost/testsite/wp-admin/install.php. This brings up a 
   form which asks for database and username/password. I enter the info (and my 
   email at the bottom), and hit enter.
 * The page then ran (taking about 15 minutes) and ended up showing me a mostly 
   blank page—just the WordPress logo at the top. The url shows “[http://localhost/testsite/wp-admin/install.php?step=2&#8221](http://localhost/testsite/wp-admin/install.php?step=2&#8221);.
 * Am I done, or is the process hung? There’s no message saying “success” or anything.

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 *  [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/)
 * (@esmi)
 * [15 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installphp-hanging/#post-1726249)
 * The process has not completed. Try re-uploading a **fresh** download of WordPress
   and re-running the install process.
 *  Thread Starter [alanm123](https://wordpress.org/support/users/alanm123/)
 * (@alanm123)
 * [15 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installphp-hanging/#post-1726252)
 * I guess it worked. The sample site is running.
 * So, would install.php have created the user if I had not already created it? 
   It would have been helpful to know that in advance, if it’s true. (I spent quite
   a while trying to learn enough mysql to get the database and user in place.)
 *  Thread Starter [alanm123](https://wordpress.org/support/users/alanm123/)
 * (@alanm123)
 * [15 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installphp-hanging/#post-1726254)
 * Any reason to re-install (delete tables, get fresh WP download, change config,
   etc) if it’s showing a functioning site? Do you still think the install didn’t
   complete?
 *  Moderator [James Huff](https://wordpress.org/support/users/macmanx/)
 * (@macmanx)
 * [15 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installphp-hanging/#post-1726321)
 * If you haven’t put any work into it yet, I recommend deleting everything and 
   reinstalling, just to be on the safe side.
 *  Thread Starter [alanm123](https://wordpress.org/support/users/alanm123/)
 * (@alanm123)
 * [15 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installphp-hanging/#post-1726335)
 * Reinstalling…..
 * Please clarify for me: when running install.php, am I supposed to enter the username/
   password I already created for the database, or should I enter a new username/
   password? Who is this user I’m creating?
 *  Thread Starter [alanm123](https://wordpress.org/support/users/alanm123/)
 * (@alanm123)
 * [15 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installphp-hanging/#post-1726341)
 * Hmmm. So, I….
 *  – dropped all tables from the database
    – cleared the website of all files –
   downloaded wordpress 3.0.1 again from wordpress.org – extracted files into website
   folder – modified new wp-config.php as needed – ran page localhost/testsite/wp-
   admin/install.php
 * This time, I entered a new username and password. Same result. After about 10
   minutes, processing seems to have stopped, and the browser window is showing 
   the WP logo, with the url still showing
    “[http://localhost/testsite/wp-admin/install.php?step=2&#8221](http://localhost/testsite/wp-admin/install.php?step=2&#8221);
   And, as before, the home page appears to be working.
 * Any thoughts? Suggestions?
 *  Moderator [James Huff](https://wordpress.org/support/users/macmanx/)
 * (@macmanx)
 * [15 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installphp-hanging/#post-1726344)
 * I guess it’s okay then since the problem repeated itself, but everything appears
   to be working.

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 * Last activity: [15 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installphp-hanging/#post-1726344)
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